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and all the appliances for laying siege to the 

 badger's stronghold, in the hope that, after 

 the sorties and assaults of the day, you may 

 return with something worth looking at in 

 the sacks. And there are many worse ways 

 of spending a holiday than in watching your 

 terriers at their lawful and natural avocation, 

 and handling pick, spade, and shovel your- 

 self. Some, however, shrink from the labour 

 and sweat of the digging, and prefer hunting 

 the badger at night above ground. For 

 this sport any bobbery pack will do if the 

 members of it are a sporting lot, are fond of 

 a scent, and can make a good tow-row. 

 Many sorts and conditions of dogs will do for 

 the hunt on a moonlight night, but the best 

 run and the best music will be with harriers. 

 A game fox-hound, a bob-tailed sheep-dog, 



